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Articles in November, 2006 issue of Crain's Detroit Business

• Past the top of the ticket.(Opinion)
• Air routes for future.(planning for air route between China and United States)(Brief article)(Column)
• People.(new appointments)
• Uncertainty leads to exits; Execs look for greener pastures.
  by Snavely, Brent
• Who's hiring? And where's the talent? Health care, service jobs lead growth.(Focus)
  by Harrison, Sheena
• No slowdown likely for rising health costs.(Focus)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Colleges, universities prepare push to keep share of state funding.(Focus)
  by Begin, Sherri
• Briefly.(Briefs)
• Pushing green building into mainstream.(Focus)
  by Smith, Jennette
• Business Diary.(Hyland Software Inc. acquired Matrix Imaging)(Trans Inn Management Inc. acquired Courtyard from Marriott Corp.)(Matt Targett purchased InterActive Agency Inc.)
• Understanding women is key to biz success, author says.(News)
  by Shea, Bill
• Biz hopes long-serving Dems can help state.(John D. Dingell, John Conyers)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Bizdom U. set to teach next gen of startups.
  by Harrison, Sheena
• Chamber to offer Executive Orientation Program.(News)
  by Voros, Daniel
• DTE Energy plans to sell $1B in assets.(News)
• Bernard Financial broadens mortgage-servicing business.(News)
  by Smith, Jennette
• 4 execs quit Saturn Electronics; Spurred by failed attempt to buy the company.(Orlando Bustos, Nick Najmolhoda, Michael Gidley and Jeff Reddy)
  by Sherefkin, Robert
• Program gives $50m to community loans.(Community Deposit Investment Program)(minimum wage regulation in Michigan)(St. Paul Community Development Corp. and Kreher Wire Processing Inc. financed from state)
  by Lane, Amy
• Briefly.(Oakland Community College contracts with OCC Faculty Association )(Molecular Innovations Inc. started)(NSF International Inc. acquired Davis Fresh Technologies )
• Acclaim for software boosts Proforma's revenue; Use to help Katrina victims helps get attention for product.(News)
• Agreement may not be the end.(Jennifer Granholm )(Brief article)
• Wounds from DMC-WSU standoff likely to heal slowly.(Wayne State University and The Detroit Medical Center)
  by Shea, Bill
• LaSalle mortgage biz on block; Ann Arbor unit could be worth $2 billion.(LaSalle Bank Corp.'s ABN AMRO Bank N.V. )
  by Daniels, Steve
• Departures raise questions about loss of women.(Focus)
• Letters.(Letter to the editor)
• Increasing emphasis on environment plays out in broad array of industries.(Focus)
• Going green?(News)
• Turnaround firms get M&A attention; Strong business has many talking deals.
• Measure for Measure, MEDC does well.(Michigan Economic Development Corp.)(Column)
  by Kramer, Mary
• Blogs wrap up, sound off on election.(News)(Brief article)
  by Eizans, Daniel
• ACCESS studies giving habits of Arab-Americans.(Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services)
  by Begin, Sherri
• Delphi: Tale of fear, fast money; GM warranty costs reverberate in federal fraud charges.(Delphi Corp. accused J.T. Battenberg III for accounting fraud, General Motors Corp.)
  by Barkholz, David
• Detroit signal fades in radio rankings; City almost out of top 10 markets, but ad sellers say sales still strong.(News)
  by Shea, Bill
• Growth in specialty equipment still fast and furious.(News)
• MMBDC hosts award ceremony.(News)
• Prop 2 fallout: Retooling, gearing up to challenge; Detroit works to change programs.(News)
  by Ankeny, Robert
• This Just In.
• Tax plan cometh? Biz leaders leery of acting too quickly.(business-tax debate)
  by Lane, Amy
• Shifting technology helps ReCellular grow from humble roots.(Focus)
  by Fluker, Anjali
• Business plan helps set goals, draw investors.(News)
• Exec finds cost savings in going green.(Visteon Corp. (Dearborn, Michigan))
  by Snavely, Brent
• OCC chancellor to speak at Washington meeting.(Oakland Community College, Mary Spanger)(Brief article)
  by Begin, Sherri
• Calendar.
• Business Diary.(RedOrange USA contracts with LeVar Burton )(Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. contracts with Denso Robotics)(DesignHub Inc. contracts with McCreadie Group Inc.)
• Disciplined approach, volunteers are key.(Focus)
  by Begin, Sherri
• This Just In.(Belfor International GmbH's buyout)(DTE Energy Co.'s Stephen Ewing planning to retire)(Melange Bistro/Wine Bar to open in Ann Arbor)
• Rumblings.(Google Inc.'s new location)(Charity Partners L.L.C. has a deal with Detroit Pistons for sale of tickets )(Jeff Von Buskirk repainting the 1917 sign on Willys-Overland Motor Co.'s building)
• Crain's makes staff changes to improve coverage.(Crain's Detroit Business appointed Roxanne Rives, Michelle Martinez and Shawn Selby)
• Week in Review.(Briefs)(acquisitions)
• Sleep debts; Disorders, stress, drive to get ahead all take a toll on executive rest.(Executive Life)
  by Benedetti, Marti
• Now is the time to make some hay.(seasonal sales)(Column)
  by Crain, Keith
• Lear's deal with Ross would let it shed a troubled division.(Wilbur Ross)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Law firm recruiters face hurdles in pay, local economy.(Focus)
• Keith Famie's next act; Local Italian-Americans subject of film.(News)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Week in Review.(University of Michigan's Glenn "Bo'' Schembechler died)(Original Equipment Suppliers Association appointed Jim McElya)(General Motors Corp. moving its employees from Pontiac to Warren)(Obituary)
• This Just In.(Metaldyne Corp.'s pending acquisition by Asahi Tec Corp.)(Detroit City Council voted for Rackham Golf Course to be acquired by Premium Golf L.L.C)(Visteon Corp. (Dearborn, Michigan) is negotiating with GKN PLCto sell its plants)
• Groups on right track.(regional development)(Column)
• 3Q a good one for local firms, if you ignore auto industry.(News)
  by Henderson, Tom
• Biz leaders want quick action on SBT replacement.(single business taxes)
• New EPA rules may raise engineering fees.(News)
• People.
• Business Diary.(Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. contracts with Shafi Inc.)(Weingartz Supply Company Inc. contracts with InfoTronics Inc)(Awecomm Web Strategies contracts with Lombardo Homes and American Heartland Homes)
• Stouffer's site for sale again.(Northland Inn acquired by Belmar Development Group L.L.C)(Brief article)
  by Fluker, Anjali
• Detroit's Grandmont offers more style for the money; Detroit's Grandmont offers more style for the money.(Charles and Pat Edmonson buying house in Grandmont)
  by Amicangelo, JoAnn
• Letters.(Letter to the editor)
• Local economy starving area restaurants.(Executive Life)
• Tougher market, competition likely to lead to bank consolidations.
  by Henderson, Tom
• Week in Review.(Briefs)
• Stations likely to settle on new technology to measure listenership.(Focus)
• Beaumont joins N. Oakland push; McLaren hospital plan takes step forward, gets some company.(McLaren Health Care Corp.)
  by Dietderich, Andrew
• Rumblings.(Taubman Centers Inc.'s A. Alfred Taubman will speak about his career at Cityscape Detroit's meeting )(Campus Martius Park one of the top ten urban parks)(Champion Enterprises Inc.'s publicity)
• Champion pushes international biz, Gulf Coast sales; Plans to make acquisitions.(News)
• Alternative-energy pioneers.(Brief article)(Column)
• TCF Bank Michigan to sell 10 branches to Independent Bank.(Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland, Massachusetts))(Brief article)
  by Henderson, Tom
• Brandon: Loss part of overall trend.(David Brandon missed being re-elected as University of Michigan's Board of Regents)
  by Snavely, Brent
• Shortage drives mini-boom in hotel plans for Novi, Wixom.(Kalabat Cos.)
  by Fluker, Anjali
• Granholm leads in local fundraising; DeVos trails 2-to-1 in cash from region.(Jennifer Granholm, Dick DeVos)
  by Lane, Amy
• Greektown Casino wants rezoning for lot improvement.(News)(Brief article)
• Economist to discuss new Fed chairman.
  by Scharich, Joanne
• Tigers lose, but city wins; @@Byline: Jennette Smith.(Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals)
  by Smith, Jennette

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